 | William Ladd - 1831 - Počet stránok 890
...could not do less than comply with the generous custom. And when The broken soldier kindly bid to etay, Sat by his fire and talked the night away, Wept o'er his wounds ; or, tales of Borrow done, Shouldred his crutch and showed how fields were won, the rules of hospitality demanded... | |
 | 1831 - Počet stránok 670
...do less than comply with the generous custom. And when Tho hroken soldier kindly hid to stay, Sat hy his fire and talked the night away, Wept o'er his wounds ; or, tales of sorrow done, Shouldred his crutch and showed how fields were won, the rules of hospitality demanded that the appetite... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - Počet stránok 1022
...proud. Claimed kindred there, and had his claims allowed; The broken soldier, kindly bade to stay, Sate by his fire, and talked the night away — Wept o'er...faults to scan, His pity gave, ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings leaned to virtue's side; But in his... | |
 | Joseph Emerson - 1832 - Počet stránok 122
...his crutch, and shew'd how fields were won. [to glow, Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, 25 His pity gave, ere charity began. And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt her new fledg'd... | |
 | Richard Hiley - 1834 - Počet stránok 188
...Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won. Pleas'd with his guests, the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe;...their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings lean'd to virtue's side; But in his... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1836 - Počet stránok 274
...The best rule or example is that of Goldsmith's good man who forgot the vices of his destitute guests in their woe — "Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began." There should be no winter in the bounty of those who are able to give alms — Cowper describes charity... | |
 | Samuel Worcester - 1837 - Počet stránok 264
...swept his aged breast ; The ruined spendthrift, now no longer proud, Claimed kindred there, and had his claims allowed ; The broken soldier, kindly bade to...Shouldered his crutch and showed how fields were won. 4. Pleased with bis guests, the good man learned t glow, And quite forgot their vices in their wo ;... | |
 | Francis Lister Hawks, Caleb Sprague Henry, Joseph Green Cogswell - 1837 - Počet stránok 520
...the novel was founded on a real incident in his family. So, too, that character of his poem— • The broken soldier kindly bade to stay, Sat by his...away; Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done, Shoulder'd his crutch, and showed how fields were won— had its origin from a poor veteran, who frequented... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - Počet stránok 362
...Shouldar'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won. Pleas'd witn his guests, the good man learn'd to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe...their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1838 - Počet stránok 544
...Shoulder' d his crutch and show'd how fields were won. Pleased with his guests, the good man learn'd 450 Hi« pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings... | |
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Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done, Shouldered his crutch and showed how fields were won. Pleased with his guests, the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity... 
